200 : Kitty change

One of the most cute & useful simple gifts I ever got :] I like to keep all my money in my wallet no matter how many coins do I have in it, but found the idea of a small coin wallet to be very useful especially int he car, for the parking fees & other miscellaneous costs that come around.

199 : looking for comfort around

Today was so busy & hectic that I could not even eat or have my daily water dose, not that I had not time but when I get busy, food & water become an accessory only remembered when very hungry/thirsty :p

And among the very busy day, I spotted this cloud, with the shades of the sunlight that's fading away around it, it was a pleasant view to see, I took a pause from people around me, took a picture on the go, and smiled :] I really appreciate simple things that make me smile & ease the stress, load of a busy day as today.

Good night :}

198 : Old is gold!

Over looking at my old calendars/diaries before throwing them, its always a joy to shuffle them. I keep those for professional purposes, I prefer the ones with dates "to the regular moleskine" since they have the date & a lot of space to write important notes in the same day & also schedule meetings. Writing by hand is something very nice and irreplaceable for me, even with all the new gadgets and typing aids :]

Work, more work, even more work

The new challenge am facing is bad management & the lack of prioritizing work. I think its normal in any work place that there is a time when a lot of work is just piled up, load periods at work happen, however I know from experience if you can prioritize work, set deadlines and organize the work flow "not slow it down!" then you can manage to finish out a lot and get pass that period. The problem is, if there was not proper task management/ guidance & prioritizing! And the do'er, is asked to do all at once.

That whole situation took a chunk of my time today, till I realized that I will always act as I feel :) and that I have the knowledge to breakdown any big task, why not utilize all that now? So I settled on four things:

- Take time to organize, try to prioritize
- Finish up time consuming repetitive tasks
- Write down everything
- Clarify all that to the management

With that, I think I can beat it.

Thought of the day: to do one role is a thing, doing two is another, and when you fail to do your role, you should step back & not blame others if they did not do their & your job well :]

197 : Toothpick

I know that by covering your mouth and using the toothpick it is acceptable in public, but for some reason I can not get my self to do it! even if the nastiest piece of meat is stuck in between my teeth I wait till am home or head to the toilet near me and clean it off.

196 : Things you can get while in your car! (4)

Food!

الكناري فرع الشويخ تحديدا، من اهم المحطات في حياتي، بسبب حب امي له

195 : needle & thread

An essential part of any house! Although not many do use them, but htey are very easy to use & handy :)

194 : دعاية؟

و انا افتر في ربوع سوق الاقمشة و تحديدا مجمع الصفاة مع اميمتي و اوخيتي، جاااان اشوف هالاعلان حق محل *عنده خوش كلف و الله *،، ايي فا لما شفت الاعلان سيدا قمت اساسر روحي

و الله هزا الاعلان واجد زين يا عنطره ما لوه مثيل بين العوربان

خليط غريب من لهجة المسلسلات البدوية الاردنية/السورية + الافلام المصرية القديمة + وضحة و بن عجلان "يوسف شعبان" و نزار القندي ،، كلها طرت ببالي عقب "تعيدون" مالها موقع من الاعراب

على الهامش: بنات الكويت، افتروا بهالسوق و شوفوا اسعار الاقمشة، و افتروا بمحلات الملابس الجاهزة و شوفوا ترتيب الخياطة بالهدوم، و بعدين قرروا تشترون بمبالغ الخيالية من المعارض

193 : صوغة

و مع منتصف ثالث يوم من الرجيم تجيني هالصوغة

اللي جابت لي الصوغة اسنع من السنع نفسه انسانه اموت عليها، و تدري ان غرامي الكاكاو و الغامج بعد! بس ما كانت تدري انه كلش مو وقته لوول، لكن رجيمي مو عبارة عن حرمان! بس موازنه بالاكل و اذا خذيت شي دسم "كاكو مثلا" احرص اني ما اكثر و اني ما اخبص باجي اليوم و قللت فعلا كمية السكر و الدسم و خليت عشاي خفيف مافيه لا بروتين ولا نشويات ولا سكريات لاني خذيت كفايتي من هالمواد خلال اليوم.. و باجر الصبح الوعد مع الميزان

192 : Me & the handsfree!

No matter how much do I complain of my abuse to mobile phones, when it comes to hands-free sets I master braking them! The longest I recall one stayed with me is one week! The bluetooth one stayed for about a month? but I never liked them, still prefer the old wired ones. Due to my need for using it in the car "although I prefer to use the phone!" I decided to get one, although I do not talk much, its mostly text'ing and max call time is around 10minutes? But I have to have one in the car. This time I decided to get a non genuine one, lets see how long can it survive me :p

191 : My sister redefines patience

عندي اخت بالرسم تحب التفاصيل و الدقة و طويلة باااال بهالسوالف، بس اليوم صعقتني! شفتها اتحفر فسألتها شنو قاعده تسوين

اهي: ارسم علشان احفر اللاينو بورد 

انا: و شنو اللاينو بورد؟

اهي: ترسمين اللي تبينه و تحفرينه و بعدين تطبعين الرسمة على الورق

انا: اهااااا

جان ابقق عيوني ولا اشوف الرسمه متروسه تفاصيل! انزين ليش العذاب من اول مره لوول؟! ليش ما ترسمين رسمة اسهل؟ على الاقل اول مره

اهي: اهو متعته بالتفاصيل اللي فيه

و قررت اصورها و اهي تشتغل و تعيد تعريف الصبر

190 : Composition

Many would see this as blurry & not clear, but the red led light its varying from white to yellow, orange ending with red :> everything in life has a lot to it, we chose to see the whole thing or its composition, combine both or separate them

189 : Can you see him?

:)
He was standing there for a few seconds then he moved, with the aid of a slow shutter I managed to capture him standing, vaguely :>

188 : Pink

Very fond of pink lately!

footnote: Don't defy me :) you will be surprised...

187 : a :)

Can you spot it?

186 : Dear Deer!

Barely made it with the picture today!

And so I wore my dear deer earrings, I love those :) took them from a small shop in Tokyo. Japan is an incredible country beholding the future and firmly grabbing the past. I love owning unique pieces that in a twisted way make all the sense to me more than it does to the world :]

185 : Things you can get while in your car! (3)

Cash!
Drive thru ATM machines are so convenient especially in our weather and life style in Kuwait, where in the summer you can not just walk to the nearest bank & take some cash, you have to either drive there or wait till you go to a place near a bank or an ATM machine :p

184 : Caribou

I have a problem with "another" I always write it as "an other"! or is it the same?

Anyhow, Caribou is growing to be my successful substitute for the overprices starbucks! The coffee does taste better & their white mocha is very nice :>

footnote: trying my best not to get political

183 : Prints

I'm fond of prints on fabrics this summer. Too sleepy & tired to elaborate lol, I had a long tiring day!

182 : Baking

I love to cook, but lately I had little time for it, today out of no where I decided to do a cake! A regular vanilla cake recipe but instead of vanilla extract I used Orange Blossom Water & Lemon Blossom JAM :> Both I got from Dean & Deluca, products from Lebanon. The outcome was good! Except that I forgot the oven heat a little high LOL, which I usually keep high in the beginning only to heat it, then set it on 150-130 to bake a cake, the moment I smelled a little burn I opened the oven lowered the heat, put the trays away from fire, and waited for a few minutes, till it passed the knife test :p

Taste is good & I always say "looks can be deceiving!" :p The problem am facing is with the texture! I want to get the recipe for a proper English cake! Will keep looking and will re-try it :]